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Greenhouse Gas Reduction: A Useful Indicator but a Problematic Goal
RAF NewsWe have so many reasons to embrace GHG accounting as the pathway to drive climate-protecting activities. The GHG Protocol provides a remarkable framework that allows companies to not only look at their direct emissions but also emissions along entire supply chains. GHGs are also elegantly universal, allowing us to quantify the climate impact of a […]
Announcing: 2026 Restorying Regenerative Agriculture Awardees 🌱
RAF NewsWe hope this finds you well moving into the spring season, and that it is bringing in joy and renewal for you and your community. As an offer of the beauty that exists in the world and we are excited to present the recipients of the 2026 Restorying Regenerative Agriculture Awards! Through work ranging from buffalo […]
2025 Restorying Regenerative Agriculture Impact Report
RAF NewsAs we enter the New Year, we are honored to share the 2025 Restorying Regenerative Agriculture Impact Report. The 2025 Restorying Awardees represent a broad range of approaches that organizations are utilizing to heal their lands, soils, and foodways—all through practices grounded in ancestral ethics and values of their communities. Click here to view the […]
SHOT Fund deploys $5M in 2025 in emergency response funding
RAF NewsRead the Partner Release here. Since inauguration day, the Trump Administration has frozen or terminated billions of dollars in federal grants and payments for farmers and farmer-serving nonprofits, triggering a fiscal crisis for many and widespread instability. Programs serving small-scale, low-wealth, and underserved farmers, as well as those related to conservation, climate-smart practices, and climate […]
Meeting the Moment: Philanthropy Must Adapt to a Hostile Federal Government
RAF NewsThe Trump administration’s recent executive orders, DOGE activity, and other federal government actions which have caused freezing $3 trillion, as well as numerous federal employee layoffs, have sent shockwaves through the nonprofit sector. Grants and loans to local governments, hospitals, schools, and businesses have been abruptly halted, leaving nonprofits scrambling to maintain services, laying off […]
SHOT Fund collects data and builds community of practice for emergency response
RAF NewsIn early February, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) froze or canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in federal agriculture funding to farmers and nonprofits, triggering a fiscal crisis for many. These federal funds cover core work—from staff salaries for technical assistance providers, to on-farm implementation, and local food […]
Announcing: 2025 Restorying Regenerative Agriculture Awardees 🌱
RAF NewsWe hope this finds you well moving through the final throes of winter towards spring, all the while navigating immense complexity and uncertainty unfolding on the national political landscape. As an offer of the beauty that exists in the world, we are excited to present the recipients of the 2025 Restorying Regenerative Agriculture Awards! […]
RAF Welcomes Maisah Khan
RAF NewsRAF is thrilled to announce new team member Maisah Khan! As the SHOT Fund Partnerships Manager, Maisah is looking forward to helping rural nonprofits and historically underserved farmers identify, pursue, and manage public funding opportunities that align with their mission and work. Maisah comes to RAF with over a decade of experience in grassroots nonprofit […]
2024 Restorying Regenerative Agriculture Impact Report
Grantee Story, RAF NewsAs another calendar year winds down, we are honored to share the 2024 Restorying Regenerative Agriculture Impact Report. The 2024 Restorying Awardees represent a broad range of approaches that organizations are utilizing to heal their lands, soils, and foodways—all through practices grounded in ancestral ethics and values of their communities. (Click here to view […]
Reflections on NYC Climate Week 2024
RAF NewsThe movement is far more professionalized. Does it necessarily mean progress? I had a whirlwind week in New York City in late September for NYC Climate Week (https://www.climateweeknyc.org/). The energy and excitement that I witnessed was invigorating, and the commitment that so many companies and organizations have made to protecting the climate is truly inspiring. […]
Announcing RAF 2024 General Fund Grantees
RAF NewsWe’re excited to announce the recipients of our 2024 general fund grants. The Regenerative Agriculture Foundation advances general fund grants once annually, and applications are by invitation. Our general fund aims to support urgent and emergent regenerative agriculture movement-building work in the areas of land access, convening and connecting of partners, inclusive narratives, policy transformation, […]
Wendy Johnson featured on Grist 50
RAF NewsThe Regenerative Agriculture Foundation is excited to share that board member Wendy Johnson has been featured on the Grist 50 2024! Environmental media outlet Grist generates a list of 50 “Fixers” each year – folks who are on the leading edge of creating a more just and sustainable future. Wendy is being recognized for the […]
RAF Welcomes Alyssa Scharf
RAF NewsThe Regenerative Agriculture Foundation is excited to announce that in May 2024, Alyssa Scharf joined the RAF staff as an Operations Manager. Alyssa has been supporting the Farm Bill Rapid Response project on a contract basis since November 2022 and we are excited to have her join us full time! Prior to joining RAF, […]
The SHOT Fund is hiring!
RAF NewsThe Soil Heath Opportunities & Tools Fund (SHOT Fund) is a partnership between Regenerative Agriculture Foundation and Rural Climate Partnership designed to advance accessibility of federal funding, promote the adoption of resilient and durable climate-smart practices, and encourage a more just and equitable agricultural system. We are looking for a SHOT Fund Partnerships Manager. The […]
RAF’s Farm Bill Support Featured in Inside Philanthropy
RAF NewsThe Farm Bill Grassroots Capacity Building Project was launched as a collaboration between National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, RAFI-USA, and Regenerative Agriculture Foundation, with generous grant support from the Waverley Street Foundation and Platform for Agriculture and Climate Transformation (PACT). While having a focus on advancing agricultural policies that address the climate crisis and racial disparities, […]